Early B-Day Present

As you all know and have prepared for, my birthday is on Monday. I will be the big quarter of a century! As many of you know, as well, I like to toot my own horn on rare occasions and this is one of those moments. Maria and I have been wanting to get a couch for some time (more me than Maria). Our upstairs is so empty. We have two really nice couches but they are down stairs and upstairs we have an empty family room and a living room with an old nasty couch (I am sure it had its glory days with Beth and Ian but after Rodney it is worn and tattered). We have been looking for a great deal for a while but til recent had not found it.

Tuesday I decided to take another look on Craig's List (I had many times before and everyone seems to think their crap, cigarette burns, pet stains and all, is still worth what they paid for it. I started down the list of search results and found a couch, love seat, and ottoman just like John and Kelly's for $200! Maria and I went after she got off work and we liked them and brought them home. I told Maria that this can count as my birthday present.

Here are some pictures for you all to see them.

Funny note about the couches, there is a worn spot in the ottoman because the previous owner's mother-in-law decided to use the hose attachment to clean some dust of their apartment ceiling and put the vacuum up on the ottoman so she could reach the ceiling - the brush wore a spot in the ottoman. Gotta love mother-in-laws -- I do!